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Museum to host Daisy BB Gun Day

The fourth annual Daisy BB Gun Day at the J.M. Davis Arms and Historical Museum will be held Saturday in Claremore.

Children and youths through the age of 18 may participate free of charge for the event. Adults may shoot for a $3 charge.

Shooters will be divided into three categories: children through age 12, age 13-18, and adult. Each division winner will receive a custom-made Daisy BB rifle.

The gallery competition begins at 10 a.m. and continues to 4 p.m.

“This event has grown each year,” said Davis Museum Executive Director Wayne McCombs. “Participants and their parents have come from this four-state area. In fact, we had one champion in 2011 from Louisiana.”

“Safety and proper use of the BB rifle is emphasized at the event,” said Jason Schubert, the museum’s curator. “All participants from the youngest to adults must wear eye protection and abide by the rules of safe shooting. Everyone who enjoys shooting sports will tell you that they took their first shots with a Daisy BB rifle. We are looking forward to introducing new shooters to the sport.”

In addition to museum staff, members of the Claremore R.O.T.C and Claremore High School skeet shooting club will assist participants inside the range.

Air rifle historian and collector, Jim Dry of Claremore, will be available for any owner of an air rifle who wishes to have it evaluated or repaired.

New to the museum’s gift shop effective Feb. 23 will be classic Daisy Red Ryder model air rifles at a special Davis Museum price. “ This is the model first made in 1940. Thousands of kids first learned to shoot on these,” stated Dry. “And all these memories that this gun generated are ready for a new generation.”

The J.M. Davis Arms and Historical Museum is located in downtown Claremore at Fifth and J.M. Davis Blvd. For more information on the Daisy BB Day, call the museum at 918-341-5707.